Fundraising FoxPowerhouse Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSingapore · Pre-Seed–Series B · 7 people tracked
Also known as POWERHOUSE VC PTE. LTD. · POWERHOUSE VENTURES MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC
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Investment thesis
Powerhouse Ventures backs ambitious entrepreneurs with bold visions targeting large, untapped markets. The firm operates around three core pillars: discovering the most driven founders and helping them become market leaders, investing early, and supporting companies from the early days of product-market fit through to sustainable scale. It writes checks of US$500K to US$2M and works hands-on with founders on scalability, market focus, and building a sales engine, preparing them for later Series A/B rounds. The firm emphasizes managing its own business and its limited partners' capital with integrity, discipline, and patience to achieve strong returns.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 29 of 38 portfolio companiesSaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11Enterprise Software ×6Consumer ×4Healthtech ×4Cleantech ×3Developer Tools ×3E-commerce ×3
HQs:India×12United States×6
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×113 founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 35 founders with education data
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani ×4Indian Institute of Technology, Madras ×3School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi ×2Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 33 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×14Computer Science ×9Business & Management ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×5Finance & Accounting ×4Design & Architecture ×2Economics ×2Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 36 founders with career history
Startup Leadership Program ×36sense ×2Stanford University ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 35 with degree data)
Investments · 38 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12021 · 12018 · 12016 · 16 dated
Station A provides software and services that help commercial building owners and portfolio managers evaluate buildings, identify clean energy project opportunities such as onsite solar, and connect with qualified developers and buyers to execute those projects.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySan Francisco, US
KEVIN BERKEMEYER(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardGEORDAN HANKINSON(Director)in
Board seatEmily Kirsch· per SEC Form D · $13.7M raise · filed Jun 2025
Co-investorsBuilding VenturesClimacticFuture Energy VenturesRenewal FundsSE VenturesSystemiq Capital+2 more
Adopt AI provides no-code AI agents that operate a company's existing software—modern SaaS, legacy apps, and internal tools—to automate operational workflows such as data entry, cross-system reconciliation, and document extraction.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Deepak Anchala(Co-Founder & CEO)inRahul Bhattacharya(Co-Founder & CTO)inAnirudh Badam(Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer)in
Co-investorsDarkmode VenturesElevation CapitalFoster Ventures
Alive is a marketplace app for discovering and booking local experiences and activities based on mood or occasion (such as anniversaries, birthdays, couples, and group outings), with a book-now-pay-later option and gift cards.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityBangalore, IN
Anycover is a product protection platform that offers extended warranty and protection plans for ecommerce merchants.
E-commerceInsurTech
Jan Rothkegel(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlpha Startups Pre-Accelerator
Breathe Well-being offers a mobile-based weight loss and lifestyle management program delivered through remote coaching, a mobile app with tracking and educational content, and peer support communities.
HealthtechWellness & FitnessNew Delhi, IN
Aditya Kaicker(Founder)inRohan Verma(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelY Combinator3one4 CapitalGeneral Catalyst
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CarePay provides medical loans and flexible installment financing for healthcare expenses across India.
FintechHealthtech
Gaurav Gupta(Founder)in
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Co-investorsDholakia Ventures
DailyRounds builds learning and clinical-support tools for doctors and medical students, including exam-preparation platforms, question-paper generation, drug information, and professional benefits.
Digital HealthEdTechHealthtechIndia, IN
Deepu Sebin(Executive Officer, Director)inPriyaank Choubey(Co-Founder & CTO)inVineet Bagri(CEO)inNimmi Cherian(Director)
BoardRajesh Sawhney(Director)
Co-investorsKae CapitalAccelBEENEXTKaedan Capital
DevDynamics is an engineering intelligence platform that consolidates data from tools like Jira, GitHub, CI/CD, and PagerDuty to help engineering leaders define metrics, set goals, and track team productivity.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
India's leading digital healthcare platform, which closed a $40M Series B round.
Satish Kannan(Founder)inEnbasekar D(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBeyond Next VenturesFinSight VenturesRebright PartnersInnoVen Capital
Future AGI provides a platform for simulating, evaluating, and monitoring AI agents in production.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Nikhil Pareek(Founder)inCharu G.(Founder)in
Co-investorsArka Venture LabsSnow Leopard Technology VenturesSaka Ventures
Gamezop offers 250+ browser-based HTML5 games across action, puzzle, racing, arcade, and board categories that run instantly without downloads on phones, tablets, and desktops.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Yashash AgarwalinGaurav Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesTracxn labsVelo PartnersFJ Labs
Healium Digital Healthcare develops AI-powered point-of-care ultrasound technology that non-invasively detects chronic kidney disease (CKD) at early stages and identifies its root cause using digital biomarkers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical DevicesBangalore, IN
Biju Jacob(Cofounder)inNeeraj Kumar(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
Hectar is a data-driven agri-commodity trading desk that uses quantitative models and live market intelligence to buy, ship, and sell agricultural commodities such as cashew, sesame, pulses, and rice across Africa-Asia and global trade flows.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainChennai, IN
Aswath Balaji(COO)in
Co-investorsWEH VenturesAll In Capital
Kiko Live is a digital platform that enables local retailers, including kiranas, pharmacies, and stationeries, to digitize their businesses and offer home delivery services through ONDC buyer apps.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsSmilegate InvestmentSOSVStrong Ventures, LlcVenture Catalysts
Kirana Club operates a B2B marketplace connecting FMCG and emerging brands with independent retail stores (kiranas) across India, enabling direct product distribution, scheme management, and retailer insights without requiring large on-ground sales teams.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceRetail Tech
Anshul Gupta(Founder)inAishwarya Jain(Founder)in
Co-investorspeercheque
LootMogul provides a voice AI platform and operating system designed for the sports and entertainment industry.
AI & Machine LearningSports Tech
Outdoo offers an AI platform for sales enablement that combines AI-led roleplay practice, conversation intelligence, and call scoring to train and coach revenue teams.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsAll In CapitalSWC Global
NewsBytes is a news aggregation and publishing platform delivering short-form news coverage across topics including business, India, sports, entertainment, and current affairs.
Media & Entertainment
Romesh Khaddar(Co-founder)inShikha Chaudhry(Co-founder)inSumedh Chaudhry(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsJITO Angel Network
Novatr delivers online cohort-based courses for architects, engineers, and designers seeking to develop professional skills, with instructors from major firms like Autodesk, BIG, and Google.
EdTechGurugram, IN
Harkunwar Singh(Founder)inVipanchi Handa(Founder)inChaithanya Murali(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorSoma Capital
Wayground (formerly Quizizz) is an education platform where teachers create and deliver activities, assessments, interactive slides, videos, and flashcards with built-in AI tools and learner accommodations.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSSanta Monica, US
Ankit Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)inDeepak Cheenath(Director)in
BoardShripati Acharya(Director)
Co-investorsGSV VenturesHorizons VenturesInventus Capital PartnersRocketship.vcEight Roads VenturesJerry Yang+2 more
Segwise unifies creative data across ad networks, DSPs, and MMPs using AI agents to automatically tag and analyze creative elements and map them to performance metrics.
AdTechAI & Machine Learning
Brijesh Bharadwaj(Founder)inBirjesh Bharadwaj(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntlerBlume VenturesEverywhere VenturesKunal ShahSaka Ventures
Settlin is a real estate platform ("e-broker") for buying and selling homes in Bengaluru, India, offering end-to-end services including verified property listings, assisted visits, legal verification, home loan assistance, and complete documentation support.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTechBengaluru, IN
Ashish Srivastava(Founder)in
Santa Clara, US
Deepak Anchala(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelNotable CapitalPeak XV PartnersStellaris Venture Advisors 2 LlpGGV CapitalSequoia Capital
Socly provides a compliance automation platform paired with expert human support to help cloud, SaaS, and startup teams prepare for and maintain audits across standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, and ISO 42001.
CybersecurityGovTechSaaS
Manoj Kumar Shastrula(Founder)in
SpecifX provides data enrichment for HVAC assets, turning basic nameplate data into structured, asset-level metadata such as specifications, features, and performance levels for commercial and industrial equipment.
CleantechData & InfrastructureSaaS
Ryan Martineau(Founder, Chief Executive Officer)inPete Shimkus(Founder, Chief Product Officer)inBen Patch(Founder, Chief Data Officer)inJason Riley(Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central LlcBlackhorn VenturesSystemiq CapitalSaas Ventures, L.L.C.SYSTEMIQ
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Sybill provides an AI copilot for sales teams that reduces administrative work and surfaces actionable insights from customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechMountain View, US
Gorish Aggarwal(Co-founder & CEO)inSoumyarka Mondal(Executive Officer)inNishit Asnani(Executive Officer, Director)inMehak Aggarwal(Executive Officer)in
BoardMark Terbeek(Director)in
Co-investorsGreycroftMyAsiaVCNeotribe VenturesSLVCThe MBA Fund
Vaultedge offers a Document AI suite that classifies and extracts data from documents, verifies information across sources, and automates compliance checks, with a focus on mortgage and loan processing.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Sajeev Aravindan(Founder)in
Vitalize provides an AI platform for health systems to optimize labor management, staffing, scheduling, and operational capacity.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Co-investorsDorm RoomWisdom VenturesY Combinator
WattBuy helps homeowners compare and select renewable energy plans that lower their electricity bills and reduce carbon emissions.
CleantechConsumerEnergySaaSBellevue, US
Naman(Co-Founder & CEO)inBen(Co-Founder & CPO)inNaman Trivedi(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsTechstarsEvergy VenturesJames Beshara FundSE Ventures
Whatfix builds a digital adoption platform that delivers in-app, contextual guidance, self-service support, and usage analytics on top of enterprise software such as ERP and CRM systems.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSBengaluru, IN
Khadim Batti(Co-founder & CEO)inVara Kumar Namburu(Co-founder & Head of R&D)inAmit KKS(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsWarburg PincusEight Roads VenturesHelion Venture PartnersCisco InvestmentsF-Prime CapitalPeak XV Partners+2 more
Zenduty is an incident management and alerting platform that helps organizations reduce alert fatigue and accelerate incident response through integrations with tools like Slack, Jira, and Microsoft Teams.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ankur Rawal(Founder)inVishwa Krishnakumar(Founder)in
Co-investorsSupermorpheusTitan CapitalGSFKwaish Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CVector Energy Corp.BigYellowFishEventHQOrowealthSwish ClubSwym
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 3
3 acquisitions · showing 2Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAlive · finance.yahoo.com · Nov 12, 2025
Adopt AI · prnewswire.com · May 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Powerhouse Ventures made?
- Powerhouse Ventures has 38 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Powerhouse Ventures invest at?
- Powerhouse Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Powerhouse Ventures's typical check size?
- Powerhouse Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does Powerhouse Ventures focus on?
- Powerhouse Ventures focuses on Consumer, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sales Tech, Sector Agnostic, Travel & Hospitality.
- Where is Powerhouse Ventures located?
- Powerhouse Ventures is headquartered in Singapore, US.
- Who does Powerhouse Ventures co-invest with?
- Powerhouse Ventures most often shares deals with Accel, Peak XV Partners, Stellaris Venture Advisors 2 Llp, among 40 tracked co-investors.
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